Maria Babaev, Managing Director Laffey Fine Homes Luxury Portfolio Division, brings a refreshing perspective to the business of Residential Real Estate. The many years she worked in the Financial Markets and on Wall Street groomed her for the varied responsibilities of managing the top tier of the most affluent segment of the market. 

 Maria is adept at strategizing the most complex negotiations, maintains a strong work ethic and possesses a compassionate nature. Since charting her new course over a decade ago, Ms. Babaev has remained a highly sought after authority on residential real estate, especially on the Gold Coast and within the international community.  The impressive network of referrals she has cultivated, both locally and abroad, have generated enormous growth for the Division and an ever increasing opportunity to bring buyers and sellers of fine homes and luxury properties together. 

 Speaking fluent Russian, Maria served as unofficial ambassador to Master Franchise Russia Broker Owners and in short order developed a highly respected pipeline of foreign investors, buyers of luxury residences for vacation homes and real estate investment purposes.  Given her widespread knowledge of the subtleties of the North Shore’s most prominent villages, towns and enclaves, she delivers invaluable guidance to this exclusive network of clients and customers. 

Well-known throughout the NY Metro Russian community, Maria is actively involved in NY based business and cultural councils such as Russian Nobility Association, American-Russian Children’s Welfare Society, New York Russian Club, and Russian Gift of Life. She has leveraged both her personal and business relationships in these councils and other associations to create a broad business based network of professionals, community leaders and respected residents throughout the North Shore. 

As a measure of her reach, Maria has hosted a number of spectacular networking events.  In particular, the Laffey Russian Club and the Night of Beauty, and attended by more than 350 prominent business owners, professionals and residents within the Russian Community and North Shore.  Both events were tremendously successful both for Maria and the attendees primarily because it bridged local merchants and residents who share common bonds whether in ancestry or ideal.  Additionally, there has been a number of other special networking programs she has single-handedly spearheaded have also been met with much success.  Events that promote the very things that bring people together from all backgrounds and cultures have proven quite beneficial for not only Maria, but the attendees as well. 

Maria has a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management and MBA in International Business/Finance. Maria has an outstanding professional record having worked on Wall Street as a Client Account Manager at Citigroup/Emerging Markets Division, successfully managing the portfolio of 130 banks located in Central and Eastern Europe.

She remains committed to building relationships based on trust and integrity, delivering exceptional results.

Contact Maria for all your real estate needs.